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Robin Roberts is one of the popular hosts on Good Morning America. However, she has a lot more going on than that. She is also working as the founder of a production company that works on different storytelling content. This includes movies and TV shows and she has a new project going into production soon.

Here is what you need to know about the movie Robin Roberts will be producing in the near future.

Robin Roberts Producing Movie Biopic About Gloria Gaynor

Robin Roberts founded the production company Rock’n Robin Productions, which produces content for TV, movies, and more. The latest project coming from the company is a biopic that will air on the Lifetime network. This is a biopic movie about singer Gloria Gaynor.

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Gaynor is a singer who got her big break in the 1970s when she released the monster hit “I Will Survive” in 1978. Gaynor,...

Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango will star as Gloria Gaynor in Lifetime’s upcoming biopic, I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story. The film, executive produced by Robin Roberts and Gaynor herself, will trace the singer’s five-decade career, from her early days to her reign as the “Queen of Disco.” Lance Gross will co-star as Gaynor’s […]

Joaquina Kalukango to Play Gloria Gaynor in Lifetime Biopic...

Exclusive: Lifetime’s Gloria Gaynor biopic has cast Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango in the leading role as the Queen of Disco. Kalukango and Gaynor serve as executive producers. Lance Gross (Tyler Perry’s House of Payne) will also star as Gaynor’s husband, Linwood Simon, in I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story from Robin Roberts Presents.

The movie will air in 2025 as part of the network’s Voices of a Lifetime slate, which features the previously announced titles, Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair and Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story.

Additionally, Gaynor will write and record an original song for the authorized biopic that follows her 50-year career in the music industry. “It will chronicle her rise to fame, from her humble beginnings to becoming one of the most iconic voices in music history,” touts Lifetime.

If Kylie Minogue’s Tension generated its, well, tension from its fluctuations between propulsive electro-pop and breezy synth-pop, the album’s sequel, Tension II, fully commits to the former. “Padam Padam” is a direct influence here, with the slinky, undulating synths and robotic vocal hooks of tracks like “Kiss Bang Bang” and “Hello,” an outtake from the original sessions, clearly indebted to that sleeper hit from Tension.

The new album, which could have easily been called More Tension, is Minogue’s most shamelessly ingratiating collection of dance-pop songs since 2010’s Aphrodite—maybe even 2001’s Fever. The Aussie pop singer has, admirably, never before tried to replicate that album’s global smash, “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” but the frothy “Diamonds,” with its unrelenting bassline and earworm vocable, makes a valiant attempt. Elsewhere, the rollicking bass and string sample of “Taboo” nods to another infectious club anthem from the...

On Wednesday September 18 2024, NBC broadcasts The Kelly Clarkson Show!

Season 5 Episode 183 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” promises to be a delightful mix of fun and entertainment. This episode features Kelly Clarkson visiting one of New York City’s most iconic diners. Known for its vibrant atmosphere and classic dishes, the diner is sure to provide a warm backdrop for Kelly’s engaging conversations and lively interactions.

In this episode, Kelly will also present a special segment called “Kellyoke Encore.” Fans can look forward to her performance of “Edge of Midnight,” a song that showcases her powerful voice and passion for music. This segment is always a highlight, and this week’s performance is expected to be no different.

The guest lineup for this episode is impressive, featuring notable personalities like Gisele Bündchen, who will likely share insights about her life and career. Gloria Gaynor, known for her timeless hits,...

BBC Two presents “Songs of Survival at the BBC,” celebrating songs that have become anthems of resilience and strength. The episode features an impressive collection of over 40 tracks from the BBC archives, featuring some of the biggest and most enduring artists of all time. From Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” to Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” […]

Songs of Survival at the BBC...

In the upcoming episode of *The Top Ten Revealed*, titled “200 Greatest Songs of the 70s 110-101,” the countdown of iconic tracks from the 1970s continues. Scheduled to air on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 8:30 Pm on Axs TV, this episode highlights songs ranked from #110 to #101.

Music experts Steve Porcaro, Caleb Quaye, and John 5 take viewers on a nostalgic journey through some of the most memorable hits of the era. This episode features a mix of legendary artists and their timeless tunes. Highlights include Led Zeppelin’s epic “Stairway to Heaven,” Gloria Gaynor’s empowering anthem “I Will Survive,” and the soulful “Beth” by Kiss. Additionally, the show covers the infectious “Bad Case of Loving You” by Robert Palmer.

As the series continues to delve into the best music of the 70s, this episode promises to offer both familiar favorites and insightful commentary from music industry insiders. Fans of classic rock,...

Katy Perry‘s “Woman’s World” has been thoroughly trashed online. Some even see it as the California Gurl‘s worst single. Is that true? And what makes it so much different from other female empowerment songs?

Katy Perry’s ‘Woman’s World’ takes an old approach that doesn’t seem to be working

Perry’s discography has some dud singles. “Ur So Gay,” “Swish Swish,” “Bon Appétit,” and “Rise” are all bad songs. At the very least, they have some musical flavor. “Woman’s World,” on the other hand, has a generic dance-pop beat that wouldn’t impress even the most die-hard clubbers. It feels like a lazy cop-out at a time when Perry needs to be writing some of her best work to get back in the spotlight.

Many feminist songs are breakup songs that double as empowerment anthems. In tracks like Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone,...

Pauly Shore is paying tribute to Richard Simmons, the celebrity fitness guru, who died Saturday at 76 years old.

Simmons, an energetic personality who starred on his own syndicated TV exercise show in the 1980s, died at his home in Los Angeles, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter.

Shore, who is set to star in a biopic about Simmons that the fitness icon had previously blasted, wrote on Instagram, “I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed. I hope you’re at peace and twinkling up in the heavens.”

“Please give my mother Mitzi and my father Sammy a big hug and a kiss for me,” the comedian and actor continued. “You’re one of a kind, Richard. An amazing life. An amazing story. They broke the dolphin shorts when they made you. Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace.”

Simmons had continued to distance himself from the biopic,...

As you might expect for a documentary titled Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution, this vibrant three-part account of the rise and fall of the disco era has a great beat and you can dance to it. Dancing being the motivating factor that fueled the genre’s birth in the early 1970s in abandoned New York City warehouses and underground clubs. In these havens, marginalized people found community within walls of sound and pulsating tempos, allowing free expression of Black pride, women’s newfound liberation and LGBTQ+ acceptance. “It’s the great equalizer,” explains DJ/producer Honey Dijon, reflecting fondly on a movement that became a phenomenon. “In the late ’70s, the outsider became the insider,” says photographer Bill Bernstein, who captured the scene in images as club DJs created cult hits that crossed over to the mainstream, earning radio play for heretofore overlooked Black artists. “Disco divas” including Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor became superstars,...

The best dance music knows how to take pain and set it to a disco groove. Dua Lipa’s “Hotter than Hell” has a fun title but it came from some dark places. For example, the “Cold Heart” singer revealed that “Hotter than Hell” was inspired by a man who put her down constantly. Lipa wrote the song in question to make the situation seem different than reality.

Dua Lipa didn’t want ‘Hotter than Hell’ to show her personal weakness

Lipa might make colorful, vibrant music videos, but her tunes deal with negative emotions. Songs like “New Rules,” “Break My Heart,” and “Cold Heart” have an emotional tension that you won’t find in your average dance track from Madonna or Katy Perry. During a 2017 interview with The New York Times, the star explained her approach to songwriting. “Heartbreak makes good stories, so sometimes, as much as heartbreak sucks,...

Madonna took time out of her Miami concert to honor the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.

The 65-year-old entertainer invited survivors of the horrific tragedy to her Tuesday night (April 9) Celebration Tour concert held at Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla.

During her concert, she gave a powerful speech about those affected by the tragedy.

Keep reading to find out more…

“I want to draw attention to that moment because nightclubs and music and dance are what bring us together. They shouldn’t be places or things that we do that bring us sadness and tragedy and murder and death and pain and suffering and trauma. But unfortunately human beings are still stuck in some kind of a rut,” she said, via People.

“I will always stand for the gays, always, because the gays have always stood for me,” the entertainer added.

As she addressed the survivors and their loved ones,...

Tonight on “American Idol,” the competition narrows during the final showstoppers round for judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. They’ll decide who will earn a coveted spot in the Top 24 and compete for America’s vote. Ryan Seacrest hosts.

Below, follow with our live blog for “American Idol 22” Episode 7 airing Monday, April 1 (8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt).

See 45% of ‘American Idol’ fans predict Julia Gagnon will win Season 22 [Poll Results]

8:05 p.m. — Tonight the contestants will perform with a full band behind them for the first time. Who will be able to work with the band and work the stage all at once? And who will crumble under the pressure? Throughout this episode we’ll see the performances and then immediately find out if they’ve made the Top 24. First up is Jordan Anthony, an 18-year-old from Perth, Australia singing “Love in the Dark” by Adele.

Cardi B helped Madonna close out her Celebration Tour stand in Los Angeles, taking the stage as a special guest judge for the “Vogue” ballroom competition.

The rapper dressed up for the occasion in a very Madonna outfit — bright blonde wig and diamond encrusted, conical bra top. Video of the ballroom competition showed Cardi and Madonna astutely judging the performers, giving out a handful of ruthless “CHOPs” and bestowing a bunch of perfect 10s, including Madonna’s 11-year-old daughter, Estere.

Madonna has welcomed an array of different celebrities to help...

Elvis Presley‘s “A Little Less Conversation” was written by a country star. The star revealed what the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll wanted from the song. While “A Little Less Conversation” is one of Elvis’ most famous songs today, it was meant for another singer. Notably, the tune became a hit in the 1960s and again in the 2000s.

Elvis Presley’s ‘A Little Less Conversation’ was written for a musical

“A Little Less Conversation” was written by Mac Davis. He was a country singer who had several hits. In addition, he wrote tunes for artists such as Elvis, Weezer, Avicii, Kenny Rogers, and Bruno Mars. During a 2010 interview with Smashing Interviews Magazine, Davis discussed writing “A Little Less Conversation” for Elvis’ musical Live a Little, Love a Little.

“[Session musician] Billy Strange came to me … he was doing the music for that movie,” Davis recalled. “Elvis had told him that...

Madonna had a very special guest at her third of five Celebration Tour shows in Los Angeles!

The legendary entertainer welcomed Kylie Minogue to the stage while performing at the Kia Forum on Thursday night (March 7) in L.A.

This marked the first time that Madonna and Kylie have ever performed together and they sang duets of Gloria Gaynor‘s “I Will Survive” and Kylie‘s own song “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.”

Keep reading to find out more…

“On the subject of survival, I would like to introduce a very special guest who’s going to come up here and sing with me. Her name is Kylie Minogue,” Madonna said during the show. “Now this is what we call a survivor, Ok?”

“This moment has been a long, long, long, long time coming,” Madonna added.

Kylie was wearing a shirt with Madonna‘s name on it, 24 years...

The Los Angeles audience at Madonna’s career-spanning Celebration tour got a taste of Down Under when the singer welcomed Australia’s own Kylie Minogue to the stage on Thursday night. For the surprise appearance, the pair delivered performances of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.”

“Madonna It’s been a long time coming!!! Loved being with you!!!!” Minogue wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Celebration Tour And it is now International Women’s Day …. Thank You and Love Love Love.

Two-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Gloria Gaynor will be the subject of a new biopic under the Robin Roberts Presents banner for Lifetime.

Executive produced by Roberts via her Rock’n Robin Productions, the movie is a fully authorized biopic that will span Gaynor’s 50+ years in the music industry. The biopic is set to air in 2025 as part of Lifetime’s upcoming “Voices of a Lifetime” slate.

“Appreciate an opportunity to again join forces with my friends at Lifetime,” said Roberts in a statement. “Grateful to the incomparable Gloria Gaynor for allowing us to share her remarkable story like never before. She truly is one of the powerful voices of a lifetime.”

The biopic will chronicle Gaynor’s rise to becoming America’s “Queen of Disco.” The movie will feature many of the songs that catapulted Gaynor to the top of the charts, including her legendary hit “I Will Survive,...

Tom Hanks, who has helped producer documentary series about U.S. unrest in the 1960s and travels to the moon, will return to some of the most fertile ground in his unscripted career.

The actor and producer will host and narrate a new 20-part documentary series on A+E Networks’ History Channel about World War II, which was also the setting for “Band of Brothers,” the dramatic miniseries he helped produce that aired on HBO in 2001. The new series, untitled and based on new scholarship and archival material, is among a slate of 2,500 hours of new programming that will be unveiled as part of the company’s upfront presentation Wednesday. A+E Networks will also spotlight new work created with collaborators including President Barack Obama and Derek Jeter. A+E Networks has also set up a development partnership with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company that will result in new...

Monday’s Season 25 premiere of The Voice answered a question that had been left dangling since it was announced that Dan + Shay would be joining returnees John Legend, Chance the Rapper and Reba McEntire on the coaching panel: Would four-chair turns still be called four-chair turns… or five-, since technically both Dan and Shay would have seats?

The answer — and maybe this was only of such keen interest to Voice recappers — was that four-chair turns would remain four-chair turns (perhaps since the new coaches’ dual seat swivels as one). And right off the bat, a four-chair turn was what we got.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert premiered to a rapturous, midnight-screening reception at Cannes on May 15, 1994. The tart, feel-good comedy follows a trio of Sydney drag queens — Terrence Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce — who travel by bus (that’s Priscilla) to a gig in the Outback, finding their way into hijinks and eye-popping outfits along the way. The film became a crossover sensation and even won an Oscar for its costumes (this despite having a costume budget of approximately $5,000). Its writer-director Stephan Elliott joins THR‘s It Happened in Hollywood podcast this week to reveal all about this making of the comedy classic on the cusp of its 30th birthday. Here are five facinating takeaways from the episode:

Guy Pearce Was Desperate to Shed his Soap Opera Image

Pearce was 26 and well-known to Australian and U.K. audiences at the time as the star of Neighbors, the popular soap,...

In the middle of Black Box Diaries, journalist Shiori Ito’s debut documentary, Ito grins at the camera as she strolls through downtown Tokyo on the day of her book launch. It’s October 18, 2017. The New York Times broke the Harvey Weinstein news two weeks ago. Alyssa Milano popularized the hashtag #MeToo two days ago. Ito, fresh-faced and 28, happily recounts these events to the camera. The world may finally be ready to listen to her.

It’s hard to imagine a time before the #MeToo genie was let out of its bottle, but that’s what Ito asks of viewers as they journey back with her to 2015, when she says she was raped by a senior journalist with connections to then-president Shinzo Abe. Through an incredible amount of personal documentation––primarily videos, audio recordings, and journal entries––she grants viewers unprecedented access into her experience as a woman seeking justice for sex crimes in Japan.

In one of the most unusual and inspiring sights which will surely go down in Sundance lore, Black Box Diaries director Shiori Ito led audience members in a post-premiere karaoke rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’.

‘Black Box Diaries’: Sundance Review

The spontaneous event immediately followed the Q&a session after the world premiere of the Japanese journalist’s debut feature in which she chronicled her struggle for justice against her high-profile rapist.

An exhilarated and exhilarating Ito, microphone still in hand, sung along and invited ticket holders to join her on stage at Prospector Square Theatre...

In one of the most unusual and inspiring sights which will surely go down in Sundance lore, Black Box Diaries director Shiori Ito led audience members in a post-premiere karaoke rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’.

‘Black Box Diaries’: Sundance Review

The spontaneous event immediately followed the Q&a session after the world premiere of the Japanese journalist’s debut feature in which she chronicled her struggle to seek justice against her high-profile rapist.

An exhilarated and exhilarating Ito, microphone still in hand, sung along and invited ticket holders to join her on stage at Prospector Square...

Don’t go for second best, baby! During Madonna’s performance at Boston’s Td Garden Monday night, the singer performed her beloved single “Express Yourself” for the first time on her Celebration Tour.

Before performing the song, Madonna held up a beer bottle and saluted the new year, saying she’d start the year with “gratitude” before she picked up an acoustic guitar. The singer thanked her kids who join her during the shows, describing them as “beautiful, talented, intelligent, opinionated” children.

She joked that she wished her “other...

While they represent different generations of music, Aretha Franklin and Beyoncé warrant comparison because of their incredible vocal talents and charisma. Franklin revealed what she thought of the “Irreplaceable” singer. She also put her own spin on a Destiny’s Child song.

Why Aretha Franklin compared Beyoncé to Michael Jackson

During a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, the Queen of Soul revealed her thoughts on Queen B. “We have a lot of respect for each other,” Franklin said. “I love the beat of ‘Bootylicious.’ And ‘I’m a Survivor.'”

Franklin compared Beyoncé to another pop idol. “Beyoncé is a very hard-working woman,” she said. “Astrologically, for whatever it’s worth, she’s a Virgo — like Michael Jackson, a hard worker. She’s very pleasant. She’s complimentary to other artists.”

Franklin also praised Beyoncé for her commitment to political issues. “I think she just has a very positive message,” she said.

Norby Walters, a music agent who worked with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Kool & the Gang and Public Enemy before gaining renown in Hollywood for his annual “Night of 100 Stars” Oscar party and weekly poker game, has died. He was 91.

Walters died Dec. 10 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Burbank, his son, producer Gary Michael Walters (Whiplash), told The Hollywood Reporter.

Walters hosted his first Oscar night gala in 1990 and the last in 2017, most often inside the Beverly Hilton’s Crystal Ballroom. Among those who attended were Shirley Jones, Robert Forster, Charles Bronson, Patricia Neal, Richard Dreyfuss, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, Louis Gossett Jr., J.K. Simmons, Cliff Robertson, Red Buttons, Jon Voight and Allison Janney.

Walters for years also presided over a weekly poker game at his West Hollywood high-rise condo. The low-stakes $2 game was, his son said, “designed to be a place where actors could kibbutz,...

On Wednesday night, a week after the conclusions of a 27-show outing through Europe, Madonna resumed her tour with a performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the first of three sold-out shows.

At her Celebration Tour, Madonna reflected on her remarkable 40-year career in pop music and a health scare she experienced earlier in the year.

She told the crowd, “It’s so great to be back in New York. You have no idea. The enthusiasm, the joy, it’s just coming out of my pores. It’s amazing.”

The Celebration Tour faced setbacks when Madonna, 65, was hospitalized earlier in the year due to a severe bacterial infection, which led to the postponement of her North American dates.

Her joy at being back on stage was palpable.

At one of the most poignant moments, Madonna, guitar in hand, said, “It’s a miracle that I’m alive…I feel like...

Madonna has officially launched the U.S. leg of her The Celebration Tour and we have the setlist from opening night.

The legendary entertainer performed a sold-out show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Wednesday night (December 13) and she added a special song to the set list for the New York City crowd.

The tour launched in London back in October and the start date for the tour was delayed by several months due to Madonna‘s hospitalization earlier this year for a serious bacterial infection.

Madonna‘s setlist for the tour includes more than 25 songs, some of which had not been performed onstage in decades.

Head inside to check out the set list…

Keep scrolling to check out the full set list…

**This set list is representative of the first show and might not be completely accurate for every show.

1. Nothing Really Matters

2. Everybody

3. Into the...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 10, Episode 9 of “The Masked Singer,” “Disco Night,” which aired Nov. 29 on Fox.

Former O-Town member Ashley Parker Angel had set aside performing in recent years to focus on his health and wellness company, High Level. But when “The Masked Singer” came calling, he couldn’t resist: “It was a hell yes, right from the start,” he told Variety.

Angel was revealed on Wednesday as the latest celebrity to participate in Season 10 of “The Masked Singer.” He appeared on the show as the S’more, this week performing “That’s the Way (I Like It),” by Kc and the Sunshine Band.

“It had been 20 years as a performer traveling all over the world, ‘Pop Star,’ boy band, TV shows on MTV, Broadway, and I was ready to kind of pivot into something else,” Angel said. “So, I really had...

This Post Contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Fox’s The Masked Singer.

On The Masked Singer Season 10’s disco-night episode, it seemed fitting to begin with the Saturday Night Fever hit “Disco Inferno” by The Trammps. During the Group A finals Wednesday night, S’More, Cow, and Gazelle took audiences to funkytown with upbeat tunes, glittering pantsuits, and disco-decorated dancers. In the end, S’More lost his groove and was revealed as O-Town’s Ashley Parker Angel, which panelist Jenny McCarthy guessed correctly.

“I love my boy banders,...

It’s been over a month since Madonna began her Celebration Tour in Europe and fans in North America won’t have to wait much longer.

On December 13, Madonna will be back in her home country to perform at the Barclays Center in New York. She’ll then continue to perform for the United States, making a few stops in Canada in between her U.S. tours before making her way to Mexico in mid-April.

The journey to her world tour has been long as Madonna had to reschedule her whole tour when she was hospitalized in June for a bacterial infection.

North America World Tour Dates:

12-13 Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center

12-14 Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center

12-16 Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center

12-18 Washinton, D.C. — Capital One Arena

12-19 Washinton, D.C. — Capital One Arena

01-08 Boston, Ma — Td Garden

01-09 Boston, Ma — Td Garden

01-11 Toronto, Canada – Scotiabank Arena

01-12 Toronto,...

Eight years after the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, Madonna recalled her own experience in the City of Light just weeks after the tragedy. During her Celebration Tour stop in Paris, Monday night, the singer reflected on her impromptu visit to Place de la Republique with her son David in December 2015, while in town for her Rebel Heart tour.

“This is a tragic event, and I remember singing with David in Place de la Republique, the last time I was here with the Rebel Heart tour – what little...

When people think of Jim Gillespie’s I Know What You Did Last Summer, they usually consider it a solid slasher. It certainly had an engaging lead cast—Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe—and a script from Scream creator himself, Kevin Williamson. It even spawned an Amazon Prime spinoff series and is being featured as part of a “High School Horror” category on the Criterion Channel.

But that’s not the film this article is about. This is about the 1998 sequel that has a less positive reputation: Danny Cannon’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, which brought back Hewitt and Prinze Jr., but not Gillespie and Williamson. A lot of people tend to think of it as a lesser follow-up that is best left forgotten.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of I Still Know, which is even getting a...

Season 24 of The Voice is gearing up for its three-way Knockouts and we have your exclusive first look at Team Gwen’s singers as they go head-to-head in the episode that airs tonight, Tuesday, November 7. Watching from their red chairs are their coach Gwen Stefani alongside Niall Horan, Reba McEntire, and John Legend who are all visibly moved by the performances being delivered by Tanner Massey, Chechi Sarai, and Rudi. One even brings Gwen to metaphorical tears with their powerful Knockout number. (Credit: NBC) Kicking things off for the three singers is Tanner who performs Shawn Mendes‘ “In My Blood.” Chechi follows him with Gloria Gaynor‘s “Never Can Say Goodbye.” Rounding out the Knockout matchup is Rudi who delivers her own rendition of Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars, and Silk Sonic’s “Smokin Out the Window.” After all three hopefuls delivered their showstopping performances, the coaches weighed in on their growth,...

Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord, and Abkco have sued an Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company over alleged copyright infringement of the three publishers’ songs, according to a lawsuit reviewed by Rolling Stone.

The companies have filed a suit against Anthropic, an AI startup company founded by four former OpenAI employees in 2021 that had just last month secured an investment from Amazon worth up to $4 billion.

According to the suit, filed on Wednesday in Tennessee, Anthropic and its AI assistant service Claude — reminiscent of chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT — allegedly infringed on...

Gloria Gaynor gave Madonna a big shout-out for making an acoustic cover of “I Will Survive” part of her massive Celebration Tour.

Sharing a video of the cover, Gaynor wrote on Twitter, “@Madonna congratulations on the launch of #TheCelebrationTour… So happy that you are in good health and ready to have a holiday with fans around the world! By the way, you have excellent taste in music.”

… @Madonna congratulations on the launch of #TheCelebrationTour at the @TheO2 So happy that you are in good health and ready to have a...

Madonna took to the stage Saturday evening for the first night of her rescheduled tour, and spoke publicly of her recent serious illness, telling her crowd, “I didn’t think I was going to make it.”

On stage at London’s O2 arena, she added, “Neither did my children, that’s why I woke up with them all around me.

“I forgot five days of my life – or my death. But the angels were protecting me. If you want to know my secret, how I survived, I thought, ‘I’ve got to be there for my children. I’ve got to pull through for them.’”

The 65-year-old star segued into an acoustic version of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive. When the song reached the lyric “Did you think I’d lay down and die,” she paused and addressed the audience: “Well, did you?”

This was the first night of...

Queen of pop Madonna said to fans on the first night of her world tour that she feared she “wouldn’t make it” after her near-death health scare. She made the remarks on stage at London’s O2 Arena, where she kicked off her much-anticipated “Celebration” shows after they were postponed when the singer was rushed to hospital in June suffering a “serious bacterial infection.”

“I didn’t think I would make it, and neither did my doctors. That’s why I woke up with all of my children sitting around me,” Madonna told her fans at the sold-out concert while holding her guitar, reports aceshowbiz.com.

She added: “I forgot five days of my life, or my death, I don’t really know where I was. But the angels were protecting me. And my children were there.”

“And my children always save me, every time. If you want to...

Queen of pop Madonna said to fans on the first night of her world tour that she feared she “wouldn’t make it” after her near-death health scare. She made the remarks on stage at London’s O2 Arena, where she kicked off her much-anticipated “Celebration” shows after they were postponed when the singer was rushed to hospital in June suffering a “serious bacterial infection.”

“I didn’t think I would make it, and neither did my doctors. That’s why I woke up with all of my children sitting around me,” Madonna told her fans at the sold-out concert while holding her guitar, reports aceshowbiz.com.

She added: “I forgot five days of my life, or my death, I don’t really know where I was. But the angels were protecting me. And my children were there.”

“And my children always save me, every time. If you want to...

Madonna kicked off “The Celebration Tour” with the first of four performances at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night.

A true retrospective performance, the career-spanning setlist touched on all eras of Madonna’s career and featured numerous songs that hadn’t been performed in decades. The show opened with only the second performance ever of “N0thing Really Matters” from Ray of Light. A few songs later, she dusted off “Live to Tell” from True Blue for the first time since 2006.

Songs like “Justify My Love,” “Bad Girl,” and “Rain” were performed for the first time sine 1993, while “Bedtime Story” was dusted off for the first time since 1995. Other noteworthy performances included “Like A Prayer,” in which she was accompanied by topless dancers, an acoustic cover of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” and “Like a Virgin,” which was interpolated elements of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.”

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There’s a moment late on in the first night of Madonna‘s Celebration Tour when the Queen of Pop, acoustic guitar in hand, leads The O2 Arena in a solo rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s seminal disco hit ‘I Will Survive.’

It would be a fitting choice for any 65-year-old pop star who can still play a staggering six nights at an arena that fits 20,000 people, but for Madonna, the song seems even more appropriate. This tour, a career-spanning look back at 40 years at the top, was originally set...

Madonna has officially kickstarted her Celebration Tour, and it was well worth the wait!

The 65-year-old Queen of Pop took the stage on Saturday night (October 14) at The O2 Arena in London, England for the first date of her long-awaited tour. The start date is several months later than expected after Madonna was hospitalized earlier this year for a serious bacterial infection.

With a discography that spans 40 years, there were so many songs that fans were hoping to hear from the superstar as she travels the country.

Now that opening night has come and gone, we can reveal that she delivered an evening full of beloved hits and two surprise covers!

Head inside to check out the setlist from opening night of Madonna’s Celebration Tour…

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Madonna‘s setlist for opening night included 28 songs, some of which had not been performed onstage in decades.

America’s Got Talent fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 18 Episode 19 episode titled Qualifiers 4 Results!

Find out everything you need to know about the Qualifiers 4 Results episode of America’s Got Talent, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

America’s Got Talent Qualifiers 4 Results Season 18 Episode 19 Preview

“America’s Got Talent” is back on September 13, 2023, at 8:00 Pm on NBC with an episode you won’t want to miss. In “Qualifiers 4 Results,” the suspense reaches its peak as the results from the previous night’s show are unveiled.

This episode is a pivotal moment in the competition as two acts will be moving on to the final round.

The show is led by Creator/Executive Producer Simon Cowell, whose sharp wit and keen eye for talent have made him a household name. He’s joined by an ensemble of celebrity judges,...

Congressman Matt Gaetz plans to officially introduce a motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week and, for Seth Meyers, it’s a bit like watching “Alien vs. Predator” play out in real life.

In his first show back following the end of the writers strike, Meyers did a speed run of the news he missed covering in the last five months, before turning the entire show into one big “A Closer Look” segment. In “A Closer Look: To the Max,” the NBC host dug a little deeper on some of the more current news stories, including Gaetz’s promise to oust McCarthy, after the speaker got support from Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.

“Gaetz vs McCarthy is a real ‘Alien vs Predator’ situation,” Meyers joked. “In fact, Gaetz and the alien have the same size forehead, so that’s pretty cool!”

Of course, Meyers’ mockery wasn’t just reserved for Gaetz.

To celebrate Moschino’s 40th anniversary, four celebrated stylists were asked to create a collection inspired by Franco Moschino’s iconic designs in the period between 1983 — when the designer’s flair and creative genius broke into the monotony of Milanese fashion with his innovative and unusual clothes — and 1993, the year of the last fashion show before his untimely death.

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, Katie Grand, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson and Lucia Liu are the creative souls who were given the task of putting together the collection, after the departure of previous creative director Jeremy Scott. Sitting in the front row was an attentive and vigiliant Alberta Ferretti — founder of the Aeffe group, the brand owner’s — enjoying the fruits of their labor, on such an important anniversary and with a fitting tribute to the brand’s founder.

For the show, titled “40 Years of Love,” each stylist brought 10 personal interpretations of Moschino’s unmistakable style.

In the larger-than-life world of lucha libre, there are “technicos” (good guys who fight for truth, justice, and the rule-abiding way) and there are “rudos” (villains who lie, cheat, and steal victories). There’s also a third category that’s neither hero nor heel, however, and that’s the “exotico.” A relatively late addition to Mexican wrestling’s stable of archetypes, these male luchadors often dressed in drag and played camped-up caricatures of feminine men. They were the target of taunting by homophobic crowds, a sort of toxified comic relief...

America’s Got Talent fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 18 Episode 21 episode titled Qualifiers 5 Results!

Find out everything you need to know about the Qualifiers 5 Results episode of America’s Got Talent, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

America’s Got Talent Qualifiers 5 Results Season 18 Episode 21 Preview

Get ready for a night of jaw-dropping talent as “America’s Got Talent” returns with its “Qualifiers 5 Results” episode. Set your reminders for September 20, 2023, at 8:00 Pm on NBC.

In this episode, the competition reaches its peak as the results from the previous night’s performances are revealed. Only the best of the best will make it through to the final round. Who will move one step closer to becoming the next big sensation?

Leading the charge is the iconic creator and executive producer, Simon Cowell. Joining Cowell at the judges’ table are three other talents.

Stephen King has revealed that he was once such a fan of Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)” that his wife threatened divorce.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the King of Horror was asked about his obsession with the 1999 Latin pop hit, giving King the opportunity to share exactly how obsessed he was with a particular remix of the song. After admitting he was a “big time” fan of the track, King recalled how his wife was on her final straw.

“My wife threatened to divorce me,” he said. “I had the dance mix. I loved those extended play things, and I played both sides of it. And one of them was just total instrumental. And I played that thing until my wife just said, ‘One more time, and I’m going to fucking leave you.'”

Although King didn’t specifically name which “dance mix” of “Mambo No.

An iconic queer luchador and Bad Bunny? Sign us up. On Tuesday, Amazon Prime Video debuted the trailer for Cassandro, a biopic about the Lucha Libre superstar, starring Gael García Bernal as the protagonist and featuring a kissing scene with the Puerto Rican reggaetonero.

The trailer follows the life of Saúl Armendáriz — the queer luchador who used the stage name Cassandro — on his journey to becoming a title-winning Lucha Libre fighter, despite being an “exótico,” a term used for male fighters who take on gay mannerisms during their fights.

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